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Commonspace Community Land Trust FY2022 filing

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Sebastopol, CA501(c)(3)Since 2015Housing EIN 82-1340715Revenue $18K in FY2022Latest return filed Jul 25, 2026

On file with the IRScommonspaceclt.org1809 Cooper Rd, 95472-4814 · Sebastopol, CATax-exempt since Jul 2017Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To remove Land from the speculative market in perpetuity, providing attainable access to Land, quality housing, sustaninable argriculture and woodland, cooperative communities and cottage industries. To develop practices that steward, preserve, protect, and heal the natural envi

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
52¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$4K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · 19% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
52%
of spending
Worth a look: 52% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$63
<0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$18K
-68% vs prior year
Spent
$45K
To programs
52%
Net assets
$923K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$18K
FY2022▼ -68%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$56K
FY2022$18K
FY2024$45K
FY2025$36K
Expenses
$45K
FY2022▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$46K
FY2022$45K
FY2024$57K
FY2025$35K
Net assets
$923K
FY2022▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$945K
FY2022$923K
FY2024$921K
FY2025$922K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2017.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 52% · $24K Management & general 48% · $22K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $4K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Kevin Ramos
Director
$4,325Pt VII · Sec A
Darryl Berlin
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eden Trenor
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kevin Ramos’s $4K as Director is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 142 <$100K housing nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021
Kevin Ramos$4,325—
Kevin Tellez Ramos—$4,325

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves land for affordable housing, sustainable farming, and healthy environments, sharing knowledge widely.

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1 program · $24K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

CSCLT was awarded a 27,500 economic development grant to fund

$24Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2020
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2020$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$18K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Investment incomeLn 3$39
Money outPt IX
$45K
Ln 25
Programscol B$24K
Managementcol C$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$923K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K
Total assetsLn 16$924K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$39
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Total revenueLn 12$18K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25K
SavingsLn 2$39K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$64K
Accounts receivableLn 4$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$858K
Total assetsLn 16$924K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63
Net assetsLn 32$923K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$72K$64K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$872K$858K
Total assetsLn 16$945K$924K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26$63
Net assetsLn 32$945K$923K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$13K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$165$165
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$45K$24K$22K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 25, 2026 $36K$35K$1K$922K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 27, 2025 $45K$57K−$13K$921K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 29, 2023 $18K$45K−$27K$923K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 11, 2022 $56K$46K$9K$945K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $17,985 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $27,500$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $31,687$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $39$39
I-11 Other revenue$17,946
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $59,226$17,985
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,353$14,515
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $40,849$30,790
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $46,202$45,305
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $13,024−$27,320
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $17,985 across 4 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $39$39
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$17,946
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueUnrelated business $39$17,985
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $45,305 across 5 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $13,198$13,198
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,317$1,317
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $9,100$9,100
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $165$165
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $21,525$21,525
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $23,780 · Management $21,525 · Fundraising $0$45,305
Part X · Balance sheet $923,515 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $33,054$24,637
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $39,110$39,150
X-4 Accounts receivable$1,575
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $872,413$858,153
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $944,577$923,515
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26$63
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $26$63
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $944,551$923,452
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $944,551$923,452
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $944,577$923,515
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $923,452 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$17,985
XI-2 Total expenses$45,305
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$27,320
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$944,551
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$923,452

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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